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Michael Blitz
- Oct 2, 2022
- 1 min
Coincidence or Appointment
This Sunday, we welcome our Diocesan Bishop, Chuck Gillin, for his annual episcopal visit, and to confirm Gabriel and Destiny. In his...
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Michael Blitz
- Sep 25, 2022
- 1 min
Jesus, Savior of the Nations
Luke 10 records Jesus sending out 70 (or 72) more disciples to preach after having already sent out the 12 apostles to preach to the 12...
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Michael Blitz
- Sep 18, 2022
- 1 min
Blessed is the Man
In Psalm 1, David moves us from Knowing God and having believing Faith in God, to a Blessed Life of Joy and Obedience. Church members and...
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Michael Blitz
- Sep 4, 2022
- 1 min
The Corinthian Games
Taking some time to check into the background of the personalities and history of the cities that Paul writes to helps bring out some...
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Michael Blitz
- Aug 28, 2022
- 1 min
What is Most Important
We are constantly surrounded by the important and the urgent. Taking time out to focus on God, and give him our energy can be a problem....
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Michael Blitz
- Aug 21, 2022
- 1 min
What About That Other Son?
The parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Publican) tells a similar story to the frustrations of the Older Son in last weeks...
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Michael Blitz
- Aug 14, 2022
- 1 min
What is God Really Like
This Morning, in the story of the Prodigal Son, Jesus gives us some wonderfully imagery of what God is really like. Often people will...
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Michael Blitz
- Aug 7, 2022
- 1 min
Is He Quite Safe
We look this morning at what happens when we go before God's throne with unrepentant hearts. God is Holy. we need to remember this when...
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Michael Blitz
- Jul 31, 2022
- 1 min
Jeremiah and Jeremiads
This morning we deal with Jeremiah's laments and complaints to God over the fact that his preaching was not only ignored, but that he was...
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Michael Blitz
- Jul 24, 2022
- 1 min
Getting Out of the Shaker
Jesus calls his disciples the Salt of the Earth in the Sermon on the Mount. This morning we look at three important applications that the...
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Michael Blitz
- Jul 17, 2022
- 1 min
Laying Aside Every Weight
Hebrews 12:1, the pinnacle of the book of Hebrews, bring us the command to lay aside every weight to be Christ's disciple. We see that...
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Michael Blitz
- Jul 10, 2022
- 1 min
The Cost of Discipleship
This morning, we talk about Christ's words in Matthew 10 where he said we should expect persecution and rejection in preaching the Gospel....
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Michael Blitz
- Jul 3, 2022
- 1 min
3 Stories of 3 Sinners for 3 Audiences
This week, the Gospel message brings us two stories of Jesus told to help explain the message of the Gospel. Many did not like the idea...
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Michael Blitz
- Jun 26, 2022
- 1 min
Refreshment Time is over
Everyone hates when Vacation Time ends, when a time of rest and refreshment is over, and we have to go to work. Elijah is sent from a...
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Michael Blitz
- Jun 19, 2022
- 1 min
Why So Scared?
In an odd and very often overlooked story, 80 year old Samuel rides into Bethlehem, causing terror among the citizens. What's going on? ...
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Michael Blitz
- Jun 12, 2022
- 1 min
What is Truth?
Jesus Reveals Himself to us as both God and Man. But many do not want to accept this truth, or any truth for that matter. This morning...
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Michael Blitz
- Jun 5, 2022
- 1 min
No Resumé Needed
The point of Pentecost and the Holy Spirit is how God can and does use us far beyond what we would be able to do on our own. We all have...
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Michael Blitz
- May 22, 2022
- 1 min
Taming the Tongue
James has some very hard words this morning to hear and follow. Our Tongue is the most deadly part of our body, and leads to no good. ...
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Michael Blitz
- May 15, 2022
- 1 min
I Know that My
Job, in his time of greatest darkness, tells us that he knows that his Redeemer Lives, and will come to Stand on the Earth. Job's...
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